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Eyes on the Prize (1985-12-02)

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Filmed interview with founder of the Students for a Democratic Society, Tom Hayden, conducted in 1985 for Eyes on the Prize. Discussion centers on Freedom Summer and activism in Mississippi. Discussion centers on his work as founder of the Students for a Democratic Society, Civil rights workers in Mississippi, John F. Kennedy, the FBI, the Mississippi Freedom Project and the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.

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Team B

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public broadcasting, AAPB, Tom Hayden, Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), Student activism, Civil Rights Movement, SNCC, SCLC, John F. Kennedy, Peace Corps, COINTELPRO, FBI, Antiwar movement, 1960s history, Social movements, University of Michigan, Segregation, Nonviolent protest, Political surveillance, Northern student support, Radical politics, American history, Eyes on the Prize, Student journalism, Apathy vs activism, Mass action, Youth movement

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